Pluto does not meet all of the criteria -The criteria that the I.A.U wanted every celestial body to meet was: * The body must have its orbit around the Sun.
It should be spherical by the merit of its own gravitational force. Meaning, its gravity should be able to pull itself into a spherical shape.
It should be the biggest, most gravitationally dominant planet in its own orbit.
It meets two of the three criteria’s for it to be a planet. So, it should be a planet.
Unlike other planets, Pluto is an icy rock
Its been a planet since the 1930s, why change that now?
Because Pluto only meets two of the criteria, we can’t say its a planet.
Every human being is different than others, but it is still a human being.Pluto is different from others, doesn’t mean it isn’t a planet.
Its own mass is smaller than its own moon
Why aren’t “Dwarf Planets” known as planets? Dwarf Stars are still stars, and Dwarf Galaxies are still galaxies. Then why can’t Dwarf Planets be planet?
If a student has all A’s and B’s except for one C, it is not counted as a Honor roll student.The same way if Pluto meets all the criteria except one we can’t count it as a planet.
Pluto orbits the Sun, has three moons, has an atmosphere, has weather, and even polar caps. It is not that much different than any of the other planets.
Pluto can not be a planet, it can only be a dwarf planet.
It is said that Pluto has been shrinking at an alarming rate for some time now, which is another reason why Pluto is not a planet, but what if a scientist makes a mistake because Pluto is so far away from the earth. What if Pluto is moving away from the solar system?
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"To be or, Not to be, a Dwarf Planet."
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